FIlm Review
Film Review: No Future
Some actors find fame and fortune at an early age, often with disastrous consequences, while recognition comes later in life for others. Take Catherine Keener, for example. She didn’t start acting until well into her twenties and her first starring role came at the ripe old age of 31 (Johnny Suede). She’s gone on to …
Film Review: Playlist
The great European capital cities have always been a huge draw for the young people of a country. Like moths to a flame, they descend on the bright lights. Excited by the endless possibilities and myriad opportunities. If you want to make it in the arts, you need to be in London, Lisbon or Madrid. …
Film Review: The Show
Alan Moore is undoubtedly one of the most imaginative, original and intelligent of British creative figures. His will be a familiar name for fans of comics or graphic novels, creating the likes of From Hell, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, V for Vendetta, Prometheus, Watchmen, Batman: The Killing Joke and The Swamp Thing. However, the …
LFF Review: Shepherd
Although this applies to some of us more than others, as humans we are social animals. We yearn for the company of others, to forge friendships and make our own families. This is how early man survived in harsh and dangerous landscapes. However, when something terrible happens we can often retreat and look inwards for …
Film Review: The Lodger
The loss of a loved one, especially a life partner, can affect people in strange and unusual ways. We can shrink into ourselves and away from the outside world, lost in our grief and memories. Or we can approach the future head-on, determined to move on with our lives whilst never forgetting the past. There …
Film Review – The Outsiders: The Complete Novel
Francis Ford Coppola was one of the best American directors of his generation, albeit his later work is not on a par. He formed part of the ‘New Hollywood’ movement of the 1960s and 1970s along with the likes of Steven Spielberg, Martin Scorsese, George Lucas and Brian De Palma. He’s most famous for making …
Film Review: Freeland
American independent cinema is a great breeding ground for some of the best actors, but that doesn’t mean they all go on to achieve fame and fortune. Despite coming to the profession relatively late, and not making a breakthrough until starring in nephew Trey Edward Shults’ critically acclaimed debut, Krisha Fairchild is fast proving to …
Film Review: The Medium
While a good yarn is difficult to beat, the truth is often stranger than fiction. Sometimes, considerably scarier as well. There’s something inherently unsettling when you’re watching a creepy true story. We naturally empathise with the victim, imagine ourselves in their shoes. The line can blur between fact and fiction. Occasionally there’s even deceit at …
Film Review: I Am Belmaya
A criticism often levelled at documentary filmmakers is that they exploit their subject. Go in and tell another’s story, leave and then take all the glory. Even when this isn’t the case, they’re sometimes badged with the label ‘white saviour’: A white person who helps a non-white person in order to benefit themselves. In I …
Film Review: The Velvet Underground
It’s rare to hear a band who sound completely new of different. Who don’t just mimic their idols or produce music which is a slight variation on a popular theme. Nowadays, it’s almost unheard of. Whilst this has always been the case and musicians have always been influenced by what has come before, very occasionally …